http://www.pragmaticmarketing.com daily 1 2007-06-09T09:56:13Z http://www.pragmaticmarketing.com/publications/magazine/8/4/lessons-from-150-startup-pitches Are you starting a company? Looking to grow? Many founders turn to venture capital firms, angel investors or incubators as a source of funding. Obtaining hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars is not as simple as knocking on the door and asking for money. It takes careful planning and a focus on presenting your request in the best possible light. One that shows you have a serious proposition deserving of the investor's time and money. By Jason Cohen No publisher mconlon product management tips & tricks leadership 2010-12-06T19:39:10Z Page http://www.pragmaticmarketing.com/publications/topics/10/5-steps-to-building-a-great-product-management-organization There’s a lot of general discussion about traits and activities to help individual Product Managers excel, but not a lot is written about Product Management teams and departments. By Saeed Khan No publisher graham product management leadership 2010-09-27T18:26:31Z Page http://www.pragmaticmarketing.com/publications/topics/07/6-secrets-of-a-winning-product-launch A product launch is a critical time for an early stage company. The success of the next product launch could determine your company’s survival.  What are the keys to a successful launch? How can they be applied to your business? By David Daniels. No publisher Michelle Conlon product management sales process product marketing 2011-07-20T21:03:34Z Page http://www.pragmaticmarketing.com/publications/survey/2007/2007-annual-product-management-and-marketing-survey No publisher gjoyce product management roles & activities leadership product marketing 2009-08-01T22:29:27Z Page http://www.pragmaticmarketing.com/publications/magazine/4/2/outsourcing The word outsourcing invokes fears of the unknown, of losing jobs, of losing competitive advantage, and of losing intellectual property. By Barbara Nelson. No publisher bnelson product management leadership pragmatic marketer 2007-10-22T23:02:39Z Page http://www.pragmaticmarketing.com/publications/magazine/2/4/0407sj Positioning is a process that focuses on conveying product value to buyers, resulting in a family of documents which drive all outbound communications. the best positioning clearly states how the product will solve specific customer problems. By Steve Johnson. No publisher sjohnson product management product marketing pragmatic marketer positioning 2007-12-18T01:03:28Z Page http://www.pragmaticmarketing.com/publications/magazine/2/2/0402ec True power comes from the integration of all four cornerstones of Market Intelligence. By Ed Crowley. No publisher ecrowley product management pragmatic marketer 2007-06-11T19:08:37Z Page http://www.pragmaticmarketing.com/publications/magazine/3/3/0505sk Learn the technique that relies on statistically-valid samples of broad-based customer data to understand customer needs and prioritize product enhancements. By Saeed Khan. No publisher skhan product management pragmatic marketer working with development 2007-08-10T18:11:07Z Page http://www.pragmaticmarketing.com/publications/magazine/5/5/add-201cquick-hits201d-and-finally-address-those-priority-3-enhancements Woe to the minor enhancement request that gets tagged as a dreaded Priority 3 or nice-to-have feature during the prioritization phase of a project. All too often, it will get pushed into a future-release black hole—never to be seen again. By Chloe Morrow No publisher gjoyce product management working with development requirements 2007-11-06T14:54:20Z Page http://www.pragmaticmarketing.com/publications/magazine/6/1/agile-market-requirements Product managers write horrid requirements that are littered with buzzwords, ambivalent language, and non-specific performance parameters. They read like somewhat-technical marketing hype. And developers have to make sense of the requirements. By Steve Johnson No publisher mrconlon product management working with development agile product management 2009-08-01T22:26:43Z Page http://www.pragmaticmarketing.com/publications/magazine/7/3/alignment-a-little-understood-aspect-of-product-management Knowing and understanding the customer is often called alignment. This article provides a foundation for the concept of alignment and relates it to several key components of the Pragmatic Marketing Framework™.By Mike Taylor and Frank Tait No publisher ehannan product management positioning personas 2009-09-17T12:57:46Z Page http://www.pragmaticmarketing.com/publications/survey/2008/an-agile-analysis-of-2008-annual-product-management-and-marketing-survey By Adam Bullied No publisher gjoyce product management roles & activities agile product management 2009-09-17T13:20:10Z Page http://www.pragmaticmarketing.com/publications/magazine/5/2/are-you-decent-the-naked-truth-about-product-management-performance Product management is typically thankless. Remind me again, why we do it? By Alyssa Dver. No publisher adver product management pragmatic marketer 2007-06-20T23:47:45Z Page http://www.pragmaticmarketing.com/publications/magazine/6/3/ask-the-expert No publisher ehannan product management roles & activities leadership product marketing 2009-08-01T22:13:33Z Page http://www.pragmaticmarketing.com/publications/magazine/3/3/0505ask Are there best practices for business cases? Is there a standard way to develop a business case for my products? No publisher jlouie product management pragmatic marketer product strategy 2007-08-09T23:12:14Z Page